I may be an addict

[bigben]

Originally Posted by bobarian

Wait til you start checking the JoeCigar deal just so you can get free shipping on the other stuff you want from CI!

Been there already thinking, "Well sure it is 25 bucks but if i didnt order the daily deal i would pay 10 in shipping so shoot... its only 15 buck right?!?!?"

[DBall]

Originally Posted by Coffee Grounds

The other thang that has worked for me is a cigar limit. Once you have say 500 cigars you stop buying. Then if you want to try something look to trade for it.

That's pretty much where I'm at now... I have a shit ton of cigars (which is relative... my shit ton is another persons drop in the bucket), so I pretty much only buy things I get excited about.

[Joey Link]

We're in the same boat brother

I ordered 5 boxes, won three Cbid auctions, and purchased at least 25 individual sticks from the B&M just this month alone

I'm SO happy my gf is one of those 'if it makes you happy....' types

[RPB67]

Originally Posted by Golden_Frog

I seem to enjoy shopping for cigars just as much as I enjoy smoking them. I got 40 sticks in on Friday, 20 more in the mail, I won 50 today and have bids in for 100 more. I can't seem to stay away from CBid. All my humidors are full. I just moved all the sticks for my cooler to my wine cooler and now it looks like I'm on my way to filling it back up. Is there a 12 step program for this type of thing? I can't go any farther down the slope. If I don't drop anchor right here I'll have to start eating cat food.

Never ate cat food.

But look on the bright side. You will have plenty of cigars for dessert....

[bi11fish]

Originally Posted by Golden_Frog

I seem to enjoy shopping for cigars just as much as I enjoy smoking them. I got 40 sticks in on Friday, 20 more in the mail, I won 50 today and have bids in for 100 more. I can't seem to stay away from CBid. All my humidors are full. I just moved all the sticks for my cooler to my wine cooler and now it looks like I'm on my way to filling it back up. Is there a 12 step program for this type of thing? I can't go any farther down the slope. If I don't drop anchor right here I'll have to start eating cat food.

"Ain't no problem here Mom"

[floydpink]

Originally Posted by DBall

I did the exact same thing in the beginning... then some evil bastard introduced me to habanos. I haven't bid on/won a cbid auction in a few months.

This is exactly what happened to me and I'm not sure if it's a blessing or a curse.

There's little, if anything, on cigar bid that I would enjoy smoking let alone buying since i got pushed down the other slope.

[Marlboro Cigars]

Hi and welcome to the club.

[jjirons69]

This will help - get a couple of pipes and some good baccy. Then buy a roaster and a couple of pounds of green beans. That'll give you some where else to spend your money...or...kill your credit cards.

You have been warned...

[Mr. Ed]

Originally Posted by Coffee Grounds

Best thing to try is a "cigar budget"

The other thang that has worked for me is a cigar limit. Once you have say 500 cigars you stop buying. Then if you want to try something look to trade for it.

That's a great plan. Me personally, I set a spending limit each month on how far I can go for stogies. That has greatly helped end any over-the-top spending.

[tireiron]

Nothing wrong with that. You have to build up a collection to age, and to smoke from, right?

[bwalker2us]

Crap, just when I thought you had the solution I did a quck cound of the cigars in my 4 humidors and my FRIDGE-A-DOR and I'm already at 641. HEEELLLLPPPPP! I love it and can't stop!

[cab28]

The 1st step is admitting you have a problem.
The second step is finding a cat food made with meat and meat biproducts.

[shilala]

My suggestion would be to buy two of everything as fast as you possibly can.
Don't choose the "ship thursday" option. That way every single day you'll have to maximize the amount of cigars you buy so that you can save on shipping every single day. That'll make you feel good because you're being thrifty.
Make sure you buy everything that you can get that's cheaper than the last one you bought. For example, if you bought a box of Don Elias Lonsdales for 16 bucks and you can grab another one for $14, that only makes sense because it's a value. That fact that you'll never smoke one shouldn't play into the equation at all.
Sooner or later you'll burn out.
Either that or you'll max all your cards and get shut down.
That's okay, too.
Good Luck!!!

[Ashcan Bill]

Hmmm - for a moment I thought I was seeing a ghost!

[BradSacramento]

I was getting ready to fall hard on the slope but I resisted buying a large humidor or cooler (despite Jordan #2 pushing me). I kept my desktop Diamond Crown humidor (holds 100 or so) and keep that as my only one. I'm in the process now of getting to the bottom of it and when I can see cedar on the bottom I'll make some more purchases. I spent quite a bit of money last year on a divorce lawyer so I hope he at least used it to buy cigars or something useful. Anyway, just sharing my forced method - works for me thus far.

Brad